Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-22
THE DIAMOND RING.

fng.-, and handed it to US for inspection
He left it to me by his will, and l keep
it in memory of one of the best actors
and one of the best men | ever knew"
Meanwhile the ring was passing from
hand to hand, and the universal verdict
was that none of US had ever seen finer
stone.
"Turenne was rather a wealthy man"
said one of our little circle, but didn't
think he could have afforded or would
have cared to spend so much money IN
an ornament as that ring must have
cost"
He wanted it for q special purpose,
which afterward fell through" rejolDed
Wyse. Il know all about it, for bought
it for myself. / had quite little adVen-
ture on the occasion"
Tell US the story we cried.
"Well, said Wyse, taking pull at his
cigar and settling himself in his chair,
lit Is good many years ago now. / was
playing high comedy characters at the
old Princess, and as / had been working
very hard | set off for the south of France
as soon as the season closed. 1t happen
ed that Turrene (whO had proved himself
n true friend TO mel wanted good dia-
nond for a purpose / needn't trouble you
with; and before I set ont on my travels
] told him that if / met with a particu-
larry fine diamond at moderate price
would buy it for him, and he, being too
busy Mt tho time to attend to the matter
him self, gladly consented. | was staying
at Nice when there came one of those
tall lOquaciou5 Americans, who are now
go plentiful all over Europe. There
seemed TO be nothing Objectionable about
the man, except that he was vulgar ana
eternally talking about the United States.
con the evening after his arrival a few
of Us happened to be sitting in the billi-
ard room, and by some chance or other
the conversation turned on the subject
Of diamonds.
81 don't know mach ABOUT the bust
ness m-seIf,' said the American, but I'm
told by good Judges that thar's about as
good stone as Youll see in a days
round
so saying, he drew ring from his
finger, and handed 1t to me, who happen
ted 20 ait next to him. il was, indeed, Il
magnificent brilliant, set in ring of
peculiar pattern. When the lamp was
removed it seemed TO gather into itself
the light out Of the semi darkness, and
glittered like II bit of broken glass in the
run4hine. What is it WORTH asked one
OF tho men present.
=" That | can hardly tell YOU answered
the American, 'seein' a frIDnd ut Buenos
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skinned a- neatly ~ a cod. Yes. Won
mov .havo TINT diamond fnr rso of v1ur
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81 looked Mt tho Stone again. and the
LONGER looked -. in tbo NON I Iiked u
Eighty pounds was quite AS much as NV
friend wished to paw for stone, bpt what
IL could ret for him worth rI0o for
rsOY
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soIf.' sn1d /. returning the stone to it's
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out taking lapiGary's opinion as to its
yalue'
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Ios,ly. If YOU care to hey it we can 90
round to II jewelers. in the morning. And
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did, Won can hey it NJ the the uric nrico '" So
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Cairor than TINT,
"Tho offer did. indeed, seem n very fair
one and went 10 he'd that NIGHT deferm-
med to secure the Jewel for my friend if
ho expert reported favorably of il.
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The American shook his head.
Seven hundred"
No"
Eight huad-ed."
No"
Nine hundred three thousand francs,
That is my last offer. Pause. | beg Won
before You refuse II. 1t Is a large sum
5000 francs" and, as IL he were convinced
that no one could refuse such n price he
put the stone once more among his own
treasures and turned round for his check